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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
3
The Hickory area hobbyists and merchants share notices on rental rooms, job aims, and upcoming sales. Mrs. Adelade Pierce visits, families gather at holidays, judges attend Odd Fellows events, and new firms emerge in Hickory with plans to expand clothing, piano, and organ offerings.
Ancre offers a $60 000 hotel project if residents unite to back construction on the old Hickory Inn site, with a new post office to share the fat. Laughlin pledges to build each hotel if the post office moves there. Goforth assailant captured
Reports from Washington say the cold wave that struck the state today will endure through Sunday, bringing continued frigid temperatures and potential travel disruptions.
Bud Brown of Mt. Airy died after plunging 60 feet from a trestle over the Second Proad river near here. The fall left him with a broken neck and death was instantaneous.
Brave fire laddies receive severe burns while handling wires and then apply Bucklen Arnica Salve. It quickly relieves pain and speeds healing for burns cuts wounds and skin eruptions. Available for 5 cents at C M Shuford W S Martin & Cons and Moser Lutz.
People on Route 1 note holiday visitors and family gatherings. Among items, Norman and George R. Peaton of New York spent holidays with Dr. Fred T. Foard. Dan Ramseur visiting grandmother Mrs. Addie Ramseur. Miss Annie Weaver stayed several days. Bertha Lefevers and Donald Whitsnant wed quietly last Thursday with few friends present. Dr. Joe Laudale visited his sister Mrs. Pink Baker. Foard returned to Oak Ridge. Katie Wood visits her parents. Foard kin from Charlotte and Greensboro visiting. Hutchings and Wyant families also linked with holiday visits.
Rumors claim the South-yem Power Co has options on two river water powers and plans to develop and supply Hickory with electric light and power. The reports are unconfirmed but seen as a major, long awaited civic need and possible progress for the town.
A satirical note mocks a warden and shifts to patent remedies for indigestion and rheumatism. Mentions Foley’s Orinoas, Kodal for dyspepsia, and Chamberlain's Liniment sold by local merchants, reflecting a newspaper fragment blending politics and ads.
An explosion in Hickory late Thursday night damaged several buildings. Authorities suspect a run-seeker set off the device but avoid assigning malicious intent to individuals. Residents are urged caution to prevent a recurrence.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe legal pressure on Mr Harriman regarding Interstate Commission inquiries. It mentions subpoenas in cases about hog ownership or refusals to answer questions, with reference to a cor la grippe era, Foley's Honey Dud Tar, and W S Martin & Co selling it.
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